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After 16 years of total home comfort anthracite heating, I have to give up. Here in Québec, anthracite coal, not available any more in our region, the main retailer BMR does not sell it anymore. Available only throught the distributor, wich is 1 1/2 hour drive from my home at a non sense price.

I decided to go with "Wiseway" gravity fed non electric pellet stove. Wood pellets is available easily at a reasonnable price througout the country.

I would like to give my sincere appreciation to the whole team of one of my favorite forum through all those years!

Some pics of my new installation.

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Post by Serge »

After 16 years of total home comfort anthracite heating, I have to give up. Here in Québec, anthracite coal, not available any more in our region, the main retailer BMR does not sell it anymore. Available only throught the distributor, wich is 1 1/2 hour drive from my home at a non sense price.

I decided to go with "Wiseway" gravity fed non electric pellet stove. Wood pellets is available easily at a reasonnable price througout the country.

I would like to give my sincere appreciation to the whole team of one of my favorite forum through all those years!

Some pics of my new installation.

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Serge
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Post by Serge »

After 16 years of total home comfort anthracite heating, I have to give up. Here in Québec, anthracite coal, not available any more in our region, the main retailer BMR does not sell it anymore. Available only throught the distributor, wich is 1 1/2 hour drive from my home at a non sense price.

I decided to go with "Wiseway" gravity fed non electric pellet stove. Wood pellets is available easily at a reasonnable price througout the country.

I would like to give my sincere appreciation to the whole team of one of my favorite forum through all those years!

Some pics of my new installation.

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Post by nut »

How much do you figure it'll cost to heat with pellets for one winter?

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After 16 years of total home comfort anthracite heating, I have to give up. Here in Québec, anthracite coal, not available any more in our region, the main retailer BMR does not sell it anymore. Available only throught the distributor, wich is 1 1/2 hour drive from my home at a non sense price.

I decided to go with "Wiseway" gravity fed non electric pellet stove. Wood pellets is available easily at a reasonnable price througout the country.

I would like to give my sincere appreciation to the whole team of one of my favorite forum through all those years!

Some pics of my new installation.

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Post by freetown fred »

Be well S. It's been real. :)

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Post by tsb »

You've been here a long time. Stick around and watch the rest of us battle to make coal a viable option.


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Post by Sunny Boy »

Sad, but understandable choice. Good luck, Serge.

Paul

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Alas , not this season

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Post by davidmcbeth3 »

I would have gone with cats ... but wood pellets are generally more acceptable by society. Today's society anyways.

clink clink clink...kek

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Post by warminmn »

I think there's quite a few people moving away from coal but your situation is even more expensive. Let us know how that stove works out.

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Post by davidmcbeth3 »

The exhaust goes right into the mother-in-laws addition. Good choice. Post back with your views on the differences.

Maybe next season for coal.

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Post by Serge »

nut wrote: Thu. Aug. 24, 2023 12:47 pm How much do you figure it'll cost to heat with pellets for one winter?
Anthracite cost 17.40$ and they told me next shipment will be higher and first quality hardwood pellets cost 6.50$CND. The choice is easy!

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Post by Serge »

freetown fred wrote: Thu. Aug. 24, 2023 1:04 pm Be well S. It's been real. :)
Thanks Fred, you're à great man !

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Post by nut »

I looked up btus per ton for both coal and pellets. 16.5k for pellets. 24k for coal. Even at 50% less btus you're saving money with pellets.


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